Category: CCS News

… China and Hong Kong are the origin of more than 80% of the world’s supply of fake goods, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. … To open a store, all that’s required is a business name, an address, a phone number, a government-issued ID and an international credit card. The simplicity...

Here’s the trailer for an episode of a new cinéma-vérité series, “Follow This,” produced by BuzzFeed. The episode, live today, is about  the nefarious practice of “swatting.” It features Damon McCoy.

“If I wake up and I see millions of vehicles crash due to cyberattacks, I’m going to assume that’s a nation-state actor,” said Justin Cappos, a computer science professor at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering who has worked on methods for securing vehicles from a cyberattack. “It does require certain facilities that a...

Damon McCoy, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at New York University, also advised that users check their “Security and Login” settings in Facebook. Go to Facebook and click on the arrow in the top right. Click on “Settings” and then “Security and Login.” Check “Where you’re logged in” for suspicious sessions. If you...

Detecting fake documents is hard; the technology to create authentic-looking documents has successfully fooled even sophisticated detection systems. Recently, Fast Company magazine’s Steven Melendez wrote about new technology that can successfully spot fakes, using high-tech software and scanning technology to analyze and compare documents. But, Melendez points out, scammers are likely to respond with ever-better...

Scientists at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are exploring how high-quality, complex parts could be created by submersible vehicle manufacturers using commercial 3D printers. … Traditionally, syntactic foams have been created from tiny, hollow, glass or ceramic spheres held together by resins or other materials. … The syntactic foam filament used by the NYU...

… Brendan Dolan-Gavitt, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering], said universities across the country have been utilizing more up-to-date, private-sector security techniques – like standardizing software used across campus – as they have become more invested in cybersecurity. … The University switched over to a dual-factor...

Microfluidic biochips are devices that handle small volumes of fluids and are usually coupled with “cyber” elements such as sensors and intelligent control algorithms to improve performance and reliability. Biochips are coming of age in an era of rampant cybersecurity issues, and new security and trust solutions are the need of the hour. We are...

Developed by scientists at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the system instructs manufacturers’ 3D printers to include hundreds of tiny elements within objects, as they’re being printed. These elements are made up of inert materials, they’re located in various layers within the object, and they reportedly don’t compromise its structural integrity.

Researchers at NYU have developed a technique to add inert bugs in code to deter hackers. But could it work in reality?